CVE-2018-5704 describes a critical cross-protocol scripting vulnerability in Open On-Chip Debugger (OpenOCD) 0.10.0, affecting Debian Linux and OpenOCD products. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into visiting a crafted website that sends HTTP POST requests to the local OpenOCD instance on port 4444. With a CVSS score of 9.6 (Critical), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openocd:open_on-chip_debugger:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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